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WD TV Live Hub
Media Center
User Manual
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Table of Contents 1 Important User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 WD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Recording Your WD Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Registering Your WD Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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7 Playing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Music Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Music Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Music Playback Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Music Playback Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Playing Music From Your iPod® . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Mediafly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 Netflix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Pandora (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Picasa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 TuneIn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128 YouTube
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WD TV Live Hub Media Center User Manual Important User Information 1 Important Safety Instructions This device is designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated into this unit will protect you if you observe the following procedures for installation, use, and servicing. Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near wate
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WD TV Live Hub Media Center User Manual WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at http://support.wdc.com. If the answer is not available or, if you prefer, please contact WD at the best telephone number shown below. Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period.
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WD TV Live Hub Media Center User Manual Recording Your WD Product Information In the following table, write the serial and model numbers of your new WD product. You can find this information on the label on the bottom of the device. You should also note the date of purchase. This information may be required when requesting technical support. Serial Number: MAC Address: Model Number: Purchase Date: System and Software Notes: Registering Your WD Product Your WD product includes 30 days of fr
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WD TV Live Hub Media Center User Manual Product Overview 2 Thank you for purchasing a WD TV Live Hub Media Center. This user manual provides step-by-step instructions for installing and using your new media center. For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. Watch popular movies and TV episodes instantly – Don’t wait for the mailman to deliver your movies and don’t settle for streaming to your small computer screen. ™ Choose from over 10,000
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WD TV Live Hub Media Center User Manual Transfer files easily – Copy, move or delete files stored on a USB drive, a network drive, your camcorder, or a camera to the Live Hub built-in drive using the on-screen menus. It’s a multi-room media server streaming to any TV in your house – You can stream any file on the WD TV Live Hub media center to a WD TV Live Plus or WD TV Live media player or any DLNA/UPnP compatible TV, Blu-ray Disc™ player, or game console. The system is powerful enough to
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WD TV Live Hub Media Center User Manual Features and Functions 3 Features Menus Your media is organized, categorized and ready to play – The WD TV Live Hub media center finds and categorizes all the media on the built-in drive and any connected USB drives and displays it in one easy-to-view menu system. If you have ® ™ one of our My Book Live network drives connected to your network, it will find the media on that, too. Customize your media experience – Customizable screens, themes and favo
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WD TV Live Hub Media Center User Manual Video output resolution includes 480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 720i, 720p, 1080i, 1080p. Stereo or multi-channel digital surround audio output (digital surround sound is only available when using the HDMI or S/PDIF interfaces). Wired or wireless Internet connection for access to online media content. Plug-and-Play USB 2.0 Support* USB storage device with a USB connector Portable media centers with USB connector Digital cameras/camcorders with USB connec
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WD TV Live Hub Media Center User Manual Power Button and LED Indicator 1 2 3 Item Component Description 1 Power button � When power LED is on: - Press the power button to power down the media center. The internal drive is put in sleep mode and other devices can still access it. - Press and hold for five seconds to completely shut down the device and make the internal drive inaccessible. � When power LED is off—Press the power button to power on the media center and wake the internal drive.
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WD TV Live Hub Media Center User Manual Remote Control CAUTION: Do not expose the batteries or the remote control with batteries installed to excessive heat (direct sunlight, fire, etc.). 1. Infrared transmitter 1 2. POWER 3. Subtitle 2 11 4. PREV (track), STOP, NEXT (track) 5. Back (last screen) 3 12 6. Navigation buttons, OK 7. Previous Page 4 8. MUTE 13 9. Alpha-numeric keys 10.SEARCH 14 5 11. HOME 12.Audio 6 13.REV, PAUSE/PLAY, FF 7 15 14.Options 15.Next Page 8 16 16.Setup 17 17.Shortcut/fu
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WD TV Live Hub Media Center User Manual Getting Started 4 Package Contents WD TV Live Hub Media Center Remote control and Two AAA batteries AC power adapter Quick Install Guide Installation Requirements Standard or HD TV with a composite (standard A/V), component (YPbPr), or HDMI input An available network connection for online content and services Optional: TV, stereo, or AV receiver with an optical digital (S/PDIF) or stereo audio input jack (audio playback only) Operating System Compat
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WD TV Live Hub Media Center User Manual Installation Procedure The media center installation procedure is outlined below: 1. Connect the power cable. 2. Establish a network connection. 3. Transfer content from your computer to the media center. 4. Connect the media center to your TV or entertainment unit through the desired interface option. 5. Connect a USB device containing your media content (optional). Step 1 - Connecting the Power Cable 1. If applicable, connect the power clip to the p
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WD TV Live Hub Media Center User Manual Step 2 - Connecting to Your Network The media center can be connected to your home network so you can transfer files back and forth from your networked computer to the media center, and access the Internet and network storage using a wired or wireless network connection. A network connection provides access to locally stored and online media content. Wired Network Connection Note: Ethernet cables are sold separately. To connect to a home network using a
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WD TV Live Hub Media Center User Manual Step 3 - Loading Content On Your Media Center Transfer your favorite content from your computer to your media center. You can also transfer files from your media center to your computer. 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Connect the drive’s power cable (see “Step 1 - Connecting the Power Cable” on page 11). 3. Use Ethernet cables to connect the media center (see “Step 2 - Connecting to Your Network” on page 12) and a computer to your router as shown above. W
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WD TV Live Hub Media Center User Manual 4. Click WDTVLiveHub in the Network Drives Found list and Map Network Drive in the Things To Do list. 5. Click Yes. 6. A message appears asking whether you want to map the drive automatically. You have two options. Complete step (a) or step (b). (a) To map the drive automatically, click Yes. All share folders available on the device are mapped as network drives automatically. Available drive letters are assigned backwards from Z. When mapping complete
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WD TV Live Hub Media Center User Manual (b) To map the drive manually, click No. Double-click on ‘WDTVLiveHub’ in the Map Network Drive list, then select an available drive letter. Click Yes to complete drive letter assignment. Note: Once a unit is mapped to a network drive, automatically or manually, it keeps the same drive letter. 7. Close the WD Discovery Tool. 8.Click or Start and then (My) Computer. The media center root displays. You can now drag and drop files and folders into the me
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WD TV Live Hub Media Center User Manual Step 4 - Connecting the Media Center The following figures illustrate the cable connections supported by the media center. The standard connection uses the included composite-to-mini AV cables. Note: HDMI and S/PDIF (optical) cables are sold separately. Important: Configure the media center’s Audio/Video settings depending on the type of connection you choose. See “Audio/Video Output” on page 145 for more information on these settings. Choosing the Bes
